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| 1900 - 1st class survivor Master William Thornton II Carter was born to William Ernest Carter and Lucile Polk Carter.
1974 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Marie Marthe Jerwan died of natural causes in Queens, New York, USA at the age of 86. 1903 - 3rd class passenger Master William Andrew Johnston was born to Andrew Emslie Johnston and Eliza Watson Johnston in Croydon, England, UK. 1907 - 3rd class passenger Mr Mauritz Nils Martin Ådahl married Emelie, who was not on the Titanic. 1895 - 3rd class survivor Miss Karen Marie Abelseth was born in Norway. 1887 - Fireman / Stoker and survivor Mr John Alexander Podesta was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. 1996 - The cast for James Cameron's movie "Titanic" rehearsed in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. |
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In this month’s issue: *News *Site of the Month *Scene of the Month – Finger Paintings *Corey’s Interviews NEWS B2T News *New Service Starting in August, Making Waves will be sent out with a new list service. Listbot, the current service, is shutting down at the end of the month. Currently we are looking into using Bravenet. If you have any ideas, please feel free to contact us at admin@back-to-titanic.com with your suggestions. Please keep your eyes peeled for a subscription notice within the next few weeks. *Graphics of the Month Change The graphics of the month have gone back to “Scene of the Month” after many requests from our readers. Please enjoy the first scene, Finger Paintings, in this month’s issue. Also note the addition of “Puzzles” under the same section. *Titanic Launch Titanic Launch Recalled 90 Years On BELFAST (Reuters) - The 90th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic, one of the world's most famous liners, was marked by a commemorative whistle blast in Belfast harbor on Thursday. "It was a happy atmosphere tinged with a little bit of sorrow," said Brian Higginson, one of the organizers of the event held to celebrate the launch and commemorate the 1,523 passengers and crew who died when it sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage to New York. "It was the largest moveable man-made object in the world when it was launched. We want people to remember that Belfast is the home of the Titanic. What happened to the Titanic was a disaster, the Titanic was not,'' Higginson, chairman of the Ulster Titanic Society, told Reuters. Thirty people, including John Parkinson, 95, who saw The Titanic under construction in the Belfast shipyard of Harland and Wolff and attended its launch, took to a pleasure cruiser in Belfast harbor for a re-enactment of the ceremony. Warning rockets were fired at 12.05 and at 12.12 as they were before the vessel -- which then was just the superstructure without funnels or fittings -- slid down into the waters of the Victoria Channel in the harbor. "It took 62 seconds from the ship was launched until she arrived into the Victoria Channel. At exactly 13 minutes past 12 we blew a whistle for the 62 seconds. Everybody stood in silence to commemorate the event and to pay our respects,'' Higginson said. The vessel, en route from Southampton to New York, struck an iceberg at 23.40 on April 14 1912 and sank two hours later. *Titanic Makes #25 of AFI’s Top 100 Thrillers LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- With a famous shower scene that caused many who saw it to take baths, Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 horror film "Psycho" provided enough chills to top the American Film Institute (news - web sites)'s 100 most thrilling American films. "Psycho," which stars Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh, beat out Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (No. 2), William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (No. 3), Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (No. 4) and Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs" (No. 5). Rounding out the top 10 were "Alien," "The Birds," "The French Connection," "Rosemary's Baby" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The list, voted on by about 1,800 directors, actors, studio executives, critics and others, was unveiled during a three-hour special hosted by Harrison Ford that aired Tuesday night on CBS. With two films in the top five -- and nine overall -- Hitchcock is the most celebrated director on the list, as well as the most represented actor, with eight cameo appearances from his films. However, Ford and Claude Rains topped the most celebrated actor list with four starring roles apiece. Spielberg trailed Hitchcock by only three films on the director list, placing six of his works on AFI's list. Stanley Kubrick followed with five. The eclectic list included ranges from westerns ("High Noon," No. 20) to sports ("Rocky," No. 52) to musicals ("The Wizard of Oz," No. 43). The 100 films span 1923's "Safety Last" (No. 97) to 1999's "The Matrix" (No. 66) and "The Sixth Sense" (No. 60). The 1970s proved to be the best decade for thrilling films, landing 22 films on the countdown. The only sequel to make the cut was James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." "Creating a movie is the ultimate collaborative effort," AFI director and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg said. "When it all comes together, it is, in a word, thrilling." 1. "Psycho," 1960 2. "Jaws," 1975 3. "The Exorcist," 1973 4. "North by Northwest," 1959 5. "The Silence of the Lambs," 1991 6. "Alien," 1979 7. "The Birds," 1963 8. "The French Connection," 1971 9. "Rosemary's Baby," 1968 10. "Raiders of the Lost Ark," 1981 11. "The Godfather," 1972 12. "King Kong," 1933 13. "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967 14. "Rear Window," 1954 15. "Deliverance," 1972 16. "Chinatown," 1974 17. "The Manchurian Candidate," 1962 18. "Vertigo," 1958 19. "The Great Escape," 1963 20. "High Noon," 1952 21. "A Clockwork Orange," 1971 22. "Taxi Driver," 1976 23. "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962 24. "Double Indemnity," 1944 25. "Titanic," 1997 26. "The Maltese Falcon," 1941 27. "Star Wars," 1977 28. "Fatal Attraction," 1987 29. "The Shining," 1980 30. "The Deer Hunter," 1978 31. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," 1977 32. "Strangers on a Train," 1951 33. "The Fugitive (news - Y! TV)," 1993 34. "The Night of the Hunter," 1955 35. "Jurassic Park," 1993 36. "Bullitt," 1968 37. "Casablanca," 1942 38. "Notorious," 1946 39. "Die Hard," 1988 40. "2001: A Space Odyssey," 1968 41. "Dirty Harry," 1971 42. "The Terminator," 1984 43. "The Wizard of Oz," 1939 44. "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982 45. "Saving Private Ryan," 1998 46. "Carrie," 1976 47. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," 1956 48. "Dial M for Murder," 1954 49. "Ben-Hur," 1959 50. "Marathon Man," 1976 51. "Raging Bull," 1980 52. "Rocky," 1976 53. "Pulp Fiction," 1994 54. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969 55. "Wait Until Dark," 1967 56. "Frankenstein," 1931 57. "All the President's Men," 1976 58. "The Bridge on the River Kwai," 1957 59. "Planet of the Apes," 1968 60. "The Sixth Sense," 1999 61. "Cape Fear," 1962 62. "Spartacus," 1960 63. "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", 1962 64. "Touch of Evil," 1958 65. "The Dirty Dozen," 1967 66. "The Matrix," 1999 67. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," 1948 68. "Halloween," 1978 69. "The Wild Bunch," 1969 70. "Dog Day Afternoon," 1975 71. "Goldfinger," 1964 72. "Platoon," 1986 73. "Laura," 1944 74. "Blade Runner," 1982 75. "The Third Man," 1949 76. "Thelma & Louise," 1991 77. "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1991 78. "Gaslight," 1944 79. "The Magnificent Seven," 1960 80. "Rebecca," 1940 81. "The Omen," 1976 82. "The Day the Earth Stood Still," 1951 83. "The Phantom of the Opera," 1925 84. "Poltergeist," 1982 85. "Dracula," 1931 86. "The Picture of Dorian Gray," 1945 87. "The Thing from Another World," 1951 88. "12 Angry Men," 1957 89. "The Guns of Navarone," 1961 90. "The Poseidon Adventure," 1972 91. "Braveheart," 1995 92. "Body Heat," 1981 93. "Night of the Living Dead," 1968 94. "The China Syndrome," 1979 95. "Full Metal Jacket," 1987 96. "Blue Velvet," 1986 97. "Safety Last," 1923 98. "Blood Simple," 1984 99. "Speed," 1994 100. "The Adventures of Robin Hood," 1938 *Cameron Considering Oceanic IMAX Project By Carl DiOrio HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - "Titanic'' director James Cameron is considering making a 3-D Imax movie from footage he's shooting for ABC on underwater exploration. At the same time, the director -- who announced the broadcast project last month -- is in talks to have billionaire investor Philip Anschutz's Walden Media produce a large-screen project, but it's unclear if discussions involve the underwater production or another. Cameron has been enamored with the Imax format for some time and has multiple large-screen projects in development. Anschutz's family-pictures producer Crusader Entertainment also is gearing up for some Imax projects, and a source close to Imax suggested the entertainment entrepreneur is anxious to provide attractive content for large-screen venues in his growing group of movie circuits. Anschutz's United Artists Theaters is involved in only a single Imax site, but almost a dozen sites dot the Edwards and Regal chains he's pursuing -- though it's believed some could be shuttered. Whatever Anschutz's aim in producing Imax features, Cameron's motivation seems clear. Imax fare has tended to be of the natural history variety, and his underwater exploration project is being shot in high-definition video that the tech-savvy helmer hopes will translate well into Imax 3-D. Cameron's own production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, also has an Imax project in the works. Some two years in development, the still-untitled dramatic feature would revolve around the fictional tale of a first manned space trip to Mars. As with Cameron's large-screen underwater project, greenlighting awaits confirmation that footage shot on high-definition video -- at 24 frames per second -- can be successfully converted to Imax's projection format, Lightstorm president Rae Sanchini said. Lightstorm hopes to involve 20th Century Fox in the project, Sanchini said. The company has a long-term first-look pact with Fox, and Cameron's next feature directing project -- "Trues Lies 2,'' planned for a 2002 release -- is set up at the studio. Few details are available on Cameron's ABC project, which involves a collaboration with eco-explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau. But it's believed the series of undersea-exploration specials will include an early installment on remains of Titanic, whose wreck Cameron probed for his blockbuster 1997 movie about the sunken ocean liner. All of the projects are welcome news for Torono-based Imax, which has been suffering some of the same financial woes as its mainstream exhibition partners of late. To re-engage investors and rally the moviegoing public, the large-screen pioneer has been trying to work more commercial fare into its offerings, stepping up its efforts to show mainstream Hollywood movies, sometimes as part of studios' initial distribution plans. Though the underwater Cameron project marks little deviation from traditional Imax fare, the Cameron involvement alone would be a significant coup. But the Lightstorm large-screen movie could be even more watershed as feature dramas shot for Imax have tended to be rather standard outdoors adventure yarns. Cameron would produce and co-write a script but "probably wouldn't direct'' the mission to Mars feature, Sanchini said. The feature's running time would be only 30-45 minutes. *Kate Winslet Sings a New Tune LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Kate Winslet is to release a single from the soundtrack of her latest movie, her agent said Monday. The ballad, called "What If?,'' will be featured on the soundtrack of an animated version of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol.'' Winslet provides the voice of Belle, Scrooge's former fiance. Winslet's agents said the producers were so impressed with the British actress's voice that they decided to release it as a single at the end of November, to coincide with the film's Christmas holiday release. Monday's Mirror newspaper quoted a recording studio insider as saying: "It's a terrific ballad. EMI will certainly hope to tempt Kate back into the recording studio again -- she has a lovely voice.'' The song was written by Steve Mac, who has produced hits for Westlife, Boyzone and Five. *Kate Winslet NOT To Star In East of Harlem HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Irish actor Paddy Considine ("A Room for Romeo Brass") will star in Jim Sheridan's semi-autobiographical project "East of Harlem'' for Fox Searchlight. Sheridan ("The Boxer") wrote the script and will direct and produce. The $10 million pic is tentatively set to start lensing late this month in Ireland and Gotham. The romantic drama centers on a couple who emigrate from Ireland to make a life in New York. Samantha Morton (''Minority Report'') has been in negotiations for several weeks to headline as well. For the two romantic leads, Sheridan had initially pursued Ewan McGregor and Kate Winslet. Winslet will instead appear in an adaptation of Francois Girard's "The Magician's Wife,'' which shoots this summer. Considine most recently worked on "24 Hour Party People,'' about the Manchester, England, music scene, for British helmer Michael Winterbottom. *Billy Zane’s Newest Movie Billy Zane is in preproduction on "Starving, Hysterical, Naked" -- the low-budget flick the "Titanic" star is producing as well as toplining. Loosely based on the saga of Jack Kerouac and his bohemian intellectual writing crowd in New York City of the late 1940s, "Starving, Hysterical, Naked" has Natasha Wagner playing the smart, skinny, Benzedrine-popping waif at the center of the group. SITE OF THE MONTH I would like to congratulate LissaBeth from An Ocean of Memories: A Titanic Heart, who is the proud recipient of an award plaque distinguishing her site as B2T's Site of the Month for July 2001. Her site is dedicated to the R.M.S. Titanic and contains beautiful graphics and great content. Here is what LissaBeth had to say: Jen: What made you become interested in Titanic? LissaBeth: I became interested in Titanic after having first seen the James Cameron movie in January of 1998. I became thoroughly fascinated with the reality of this tragic accident and went on to buy one book after another until I had just about every book that is currently on the market but it was fascinating reading and I learned as much as I could about this sad event. It continues to hold a spell over me as I am continually trying to learn anything new or to find new books with a new slant or angle to it although that is hard now. Jen: How long has your site been in existence? LissaBeth: My site has been in existence for about a year and a half, since about November of 1999. Even after I had seen the movie it would still be over a year and a half before I would put the site together. Besides after I had first seen the movie I still didn't have my computer at that time nor any idea of how to put a site together. Jen: In your opinion, what is the best feature on your site? LissaBeth: What I like best about my site is the easy navigation. I have tried to make it easy to move from one page to another or from one section to another. And I work hard on my graphics and try to make my graphics to match the mood or feel of the page and what information is intended for a particular page. Jen: What advice would you like to give to other webmasters out there? LissaBeth: Do not be afraid to ask for help if there is something that you don't understand when it comes to putting your site together. Or as in my case, I just bought a book on HTML and taught myself what I know. But I've had help along the way from kind people who have thought to give me a piece of helpful advice for my site's overall improvement. Visit An Ocean of Memories: A Titanic Heart - http://www.angelfire.com/movies/heartoftitanic/ Become the Site of the Month! - http://www.back-to-titanic.com/sites/mast/month/ SCENE OF THE MONTH – FINGER PAINTINGS *Facts -None of the pictures that Rose carries with her on board was on the Titanic. -Anytime Rose has a conflict in the stateroom the *Graphics -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/paint/banner-header.jpg -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/paint/banner-header2.jpg -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/paint/banner-header3.jpg *Animation -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/paint/anim.gif *Hotbars -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/dl/hotbars/waves/finger-paintings.bmp -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/dl/hotbars/waves/finger-paintings-2.bmp *Graphic Set - http://www.back-to-titanic.com/waves/scene/paint/1.html *Puzzles -http://www.back-to-titanic.com/games/puz/jigzone/waves/finger-paintings_1.shtml COREY’S INTERVIEWS Who are you and what was your role in Titanic? My name is Liam Tuohy originally from Dublin, Ireland where I worked for many years in the entertainment industry before my move to Los Angeles some ten years ago to pursue my movie career. The role I played in "Titanic" was that of real-life survivor and last off the ship, 'Chief Baker Joughin'. When I researched, I discovered that while he was a heavy drinker, Joughin performed some heroic deeds before the sinking. We actually filmed one (which did not make the final cut) in which he was seen to toss deckchairs overboard for passengers to cling onto if they couln't make it into a lifeboat. Like most of my fellow cast members I auditioned in June 1996 in Los Angeles. The tape was sent onto director James Cameron. Strangely, I never got a 'call back' and received a phone call some three months later from my amazed agent to say that I was cast for the movie. I'm not quite sure why they picked me - maybe throwing a bottle of Guinness over my head during the audition did the trick after all!
What was your typical day like?
What was your impression of the final cut of the movie?
Did you have any ideas or suggestions that you contributed to the movie?
Did they make the final cut? Stay tuned to Corey’s Interviews next month to find out more about Liam and his experiences on the set! |
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